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Ela Bansal

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🇬🇧📍United Kingdom
✈️👗Travel + Style stories 🌍
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LONDON 🇬🇧#grosnoverhouse #soulfulsinging #oldschool #smashing #bollywood #love #mayfair #weekendgetaway #london #live #englishbollywoodmashup #khudajaane

@navinkundra #star 😍🧿 taken in Grosvenor House Hotel London by @bansal.ela

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🇨🇭SWITZERLAND🇨🇭CENTRAL EUROPE
🚂 TRAVEL HACK: Get the Swiss Travel Pass - unlimited trains, buses, and boats plus free museum entries. The scenic train routes alone are worth the trip!

🏔️ TOP EXPERIENCES:
- Jungfraujoch: The “Top of Europe” with glaciers and 360° Alpine views
- Gornergrat: Epic Matterhorn views via cogwheel railway
- Trümmelbach Falls: Underground glacier waterfalls inside the mountain
- Lake Brienz cruise: Turquoise waters surrounded by dramatic peaks
- Rhine Falls: Europe’s most powerful waterfall
- Cable car routes: Grindelwald-First or Zermatt-Klein Matterhorn for breathtaking Alpine panoramas

🏘️ BEST PLACES TO STAY:
- Wengen: Car-free Alpine village with stunning Jungfrau views (where we stayed!)
- Zermatt: Iconic Matterhorn backdrop, luxury mountain resorts
- Grindelwald: Adventure hub with easy access to hiking and cable cars
- Lauterbrunnen: Valley of 72 waterfalls, perfect base for day trips
- Interlaken: Between two lakes, great for first-time visitors
- Murren: Cliffside village with panoramic Alpine views
- Gimmelwald: Authentic mountain farming village experience

- Visit during shoulder season (May-June, Sept-Oct) for fewer crowds and perfect weather
- Pack layers - mountain weather changes quickly
- Try local specialties: fondue, raclette, and rösti
- Stay in mountain huts for an authentic Alpine experience
- Download the SBB app for seamless train travel

💰 BUDGET TIP: Switzerland is expensive ! But picnics with fresh bread, cheese, and chocolate while overlooking million-dollar views? Priceless !!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

#Switzerland #swissapls #jungfraujoch🇨🇭 #matterhorn #gornergrat #wengen #lakebrienz #zermat #interlaken #lauterbrunnen #grindelwald #trummelbachfalls #swisstravel #alpineviews #mountainlifestyle #wandertheworld #europetravel #natureloversgallery #adventureseeker #swisslife #travelgoals #bucketlistdestination #instatravel #swisstourism #hiking #traveltips #swissguide #explorepage✨ taken in Switzerland, Swiss by @bansal.ela

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a year ago

STYLE IS KNOWING WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY AND NOT GIVING A DAMN 🧿– Orson Welles

#motivation #mindset #confidence #womanpower #beautifulinsideandout #goalsetting #loveyourself #fashion #dresstoimpressyourself taken in Europe by @bansal.ela

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2 years ago

EUROPE-ICELAND🇮🇸YTRI TUNGA—Road Trip- Free entry off ROUTE 54, SNÆFELLSNES peninsula, 2.5 hrs from Reykjavik

Golden sand, black basalt rocks, wild atlantic, pure beauty🙌SEALS 🦭 resting on the rocks, best at low tide, early morning or evening !

TIPS 👇 👇👇👇👇

• check tide times
• keep your distance, never touch the seals
• stay quiet, move slowly
• no drones
• use zoom, don’t get closer
• grippy shoes, rocks are slippery
• layer up, it’s windy
• no toilets or cafes, pack snacks and water
• add BÚÐIR black church, 15 mins away

#ytritunga #snaefellsnes #icelandtravel #icelandroadtrip #sealspotting taken in Iceland by @bansal.ela

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PRAGUE🇨🇿wait for his performance 🎹😍❤️
#prague #pianoreels #anotherlove #tomodell #streetmusic taken in Prague, Czech Republic by @bansal.ela

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SPAIN🇪🇸📍la bodeguita, calle cuevas del sol, setenil de las bodegas
🪨 a bar built under a giant rock overhang
🚫 no back wall, no roof — the cliff is the ceiling
📍 on calle cuevas del sol, a village that dates back to the moors
🍷 village name comes from the caves once used to store wine
🚗 about 20 mins by car from ronda
✨ one of spain’s most unique bars, must visit

#setnildelasbodegas #hiddengems #spaintravel #cavebar #andalucía taken in Setenil De las Bodegas by @bansal.ela

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24 days ago

WINE🍷BUFF NIGHT🇬🇧found across the UK, France, Italy, Spain, USA (Napa), Australia, South Africa & Argentina

Happens year-round, big season is autumn–christmas

Our absolute favourites of the night: Pasqua Passione Sentimento (Veneto, Italy) 🇮🇹 and Jean Vincent Pouilly-Fumé (Loire Valley, France) 🇫🇷

• a guided wine tasting hosted by a sommelier or wine expert
• reds and whites both on the table to sample
• learn to read colour, nose, and palate like a pro
• lavish spread on the side — grapes, cheese, desserts, and all the good bits 🧀
• the fun bit: a blind tasting game — 5 covered bottles, sip and guess the wine & origin on paper 🕵️‍♀️ Prize for winner table 🔥

🍷 top 10 wines every red lover should know

1. cabernet sauvignon — france
2. pinot noir — france
3. malbec — argentina
4. syrah/shiraz — france / australia
5. sangiovese (chianti) — italy
6. tempranillo (rioja) — spain
7. merlot — france
8. zinfandel — usa
9. nebbiolo (barolo) — italy
10. carmenère — chile

#winetasting #wineevent #wineoclock🍷 #redwinelover #winelover taken in United Kingdom by @bansal.ela

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a month ago

ICELAND🇮🇸SKÓGAFOSS—MESMERISING WATERFALL🔥

A 60m curtain of glacial water crashing onto black rock!!!one of iceland’s most powerful falls, and you can walk right up to the roar hits before the view does, mist turning to rainbows the second sun breaks through 🌈🌈🙌

📍location: SOUTH ICELAND, RANGÁRÞING EYSTRA — on the SKÓGÁ river, near SKÓGAR

2hrs from REYKJAVÍK — an easy, scenic paved drive, no 4x4 needed
•🏨 stay: HVOLSVÖLLUR or VÍK — small south coast towns close to skógafoss + other top falls
•📏 height: ~60m (200ft), one of iceland’s biggest + widest falls
•🧊 origin: glacial meltwater + snow runoff off an old sea cliff
•⚔️ legend: a hidden VIKING treasure chest behind the falls — first to find it wins the gold

•📅 best time: JUNE–AUGUST (~12°C/54°F, long daylight, green cliffs) or FEB–MARCH (~5°C/41°F, northern lights, fewer crowds)

•🧥 pack: waterproof jacket + trousers, warm layers, sturdy waterproof boots — you WILL get sprayed
•🌈 the feeling: roar drowns everything out, spray soaks your face, power hits your chest before your eyes catch up — zero filter

•🪜 insider tip: climb 400+ steps up the side for a bird’s eye view over the falls + coastline

#skogafoss #icelandwaterfalls #southiceland #ringroad #icelandtravel taken in Island Skogafos Waterfall by @bansal.ela

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ICELAND🇮🇸REYNISFJARA BLACK BEACH 🖤🌊SOUTH ICELAND—Breathtakingly Jaw dropping 🔥 👇👇

📍REYNISFJARA is on the south coast, about 2.5 hrs drive from REYKJAVÍK

•jet-black volcanic sand meets basalt column cliffs
•home to the REYNISDRANGAR sea stacks — said to be frozen trolls
•‼️warning signs everywhere: “sneaker waves” can pull you in without notice ⛔️⚠️
•no swimming, no turning your back on the ocean, ever
•one of the most photographed beaches on earth — and one of the deadliest!!!

#reynisfjara #blackbeach #icelandtravel #southiceland #naturewonders taken in Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Iceland by @bansal.ela

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UAE 🇦🇪 DUBAI—Atlantis, The Palm — Crescent Rd, The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
Built where the sea used to be.. proof that anything can be reclaimed, even yourself !!!

#atlantisthepalm #palmjumeirah #uae #dubaitravel #dubai
@atlantisthepalm @dubai_tourism64 @visit.dubai taken in Atlantis, The Palm by @bansal.ela

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UAE 🇦🇪DUBAI—📍The VAULT,JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
sheikh zayed road, Business Bay

•perched on the 71st & 72nd floors of the world’s tallest hotel
•panoramic views of burj khalifa + the dancing fountains
•vault-style doors, cogs & wheels, old-world glamour meets skyline glam
•signature cocktails, curated cigar selection, small plates done right
•sundowner special 6-8pm daily
•ladies night wednesdays, 8-10pm
•21+ only, dress to impress
#jwmarriotmarquisdubai #marriotbonvoy #burjkhalifadubai #businessbaydubai #vaultdubai
@jwmarriottmarquisdubai thevault taken in Business Bay Dubai by @bansal.ela

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UAE 🇦🇪 DUBAI #mintleaf —NYE throwback💫👇

📍Mint Leaf of London Dubai (Indian fine dining restaurant, bar & lounge), 15th Floor, South Tower, Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC, Dubai

•🎧 dj had the whole terrace moving all night
•🍸 drinks menu on point
•🍽️ food was next level — flavours, presentation, everything
•🌆 floor-to-ceiling skyline views over downtown dubai, glass edge and all
•🕯️ ambience = rooftop glam meets old skool dubai luxury
•🎆 burj khalifa fireworks lit up the sky like nothing else
•🎶 final countdown dropped right as the fireworks hit — pure goosebumps🔥🧿

Throwback we had to repost 🖤
@mintleafdxb @burjkhalifa @difc
#dubai #dubaireels #reelsinstagram #exploredubai taken in Mint Leaf of London Dubai by @bansal.ela

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